We are told that Trump might not be entirely out of the woods. It doesn't really matter what that means since nobody believes these guys anyway. However, observation suggests Trump is more likely than not to continue living. Realism suggests going forward on that assumption.
I recently spoke with a Minnesota friend who, like me, can't stand DT, and also like me could not stand to watch the debate all the way through, and, also like me, did not think Biden presented himself very well. Growing up with all that snow and ice teaches you about reality.
So I am hoping that after the coming debates we might be able to say something more than "Well, at least he isn't trump". Or, for that matter, "At least he isn't Bernie".
Here is a rather long
WaPo article about the recent relief package, its strengths and weaknesses. Now I am less critical, since in an emergency it is not always possible to get everything right. But still there are points to be addressed. Becky and I received some money from it. A little after that, we bought a new computer for Becky and I got a new lawn mower. But but but. Becky's computer had been acting up, Dell said they thought the hard drive was about to die. I had had the old mower repaired last year and it was acting bad again, I decided it was time for a new one. So replacing them had nothing to do with getting money from the government. If someone sends me money, I am inclined to accept it. But it affected my spending not at all and affected my well being not at all. So maybe there is something to address.
this relates to many things. I will mention again the problem with student loans. I realize it is a crisis. ok, it is a crisis. But if we find that we now need to spend a trillion r so to get us out of this crisis, and that's a trillion or so that no one mentioned when the program was put in place, it seems fair to acknowledge that someone screwed the pooch. Yes, we have to address the problem, but we start my acknowledging error.
Right now we Biden voters are driven at least in part by the horror of Trump, and at least some Trump voters are driven at least in part by extreme distrust of the Dems. I hope we can do better. I know I am sometimes seen as unrealistic, I certainly consider this possible, but I am ot yet ready to say that nobody will listen to anything. I had hoped that at the first debate Biden would knock it out of the park, creating applause and enthusiasm. That did not really happen. Well, after the seventh inning stretch, it's time get up to the plate. Go Joe Go.
Added: I see Susan Page is the moderator for tomorrow night. Good! And I can say "Good" rather than "At least she will be better than Chris Wallace". That's what we want, people to say "Good" about Biden, rather than "Better than Trump".